How old was James Garner in his first movie: Toward the Unknown?
James Garner was 27 in Toward the Unknown when he played the character 'Lt. Col. Joe Craven'.
That was over 68 years ago in 1956.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2014 he died aged 86, starring in 90 films in his career, 89 of those after Toward the Unknown was first released. If he were alive today he would be 96.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Toward the Unknown, I think James Garner looks:
Did you know?
- Director Mervyn LeRoy has worked with James Garner just once in his career.
- James Garner's first movie was as 'Lt. Col. Joe Craven' in Toward the Unknown, released in 1956 when he was 27
- Toward the Unknown scores 6 out of 10 on TMDB.
